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Menelikia leakeyi

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Menelikia leakeyi was named by Harris (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Menelikia leakeyi Harris
2010Menelikia leakeyi Gentry p. 777

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeRedunciniKnottnerus-Meyer 1907
genusMenelikiaArambourg 1941
speciesleakeyiHarris 1991

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Menelikia leakeyi Harris 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:01:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Piacenzian or 7.24600 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Kenya Menelikia leakeyi (22241)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Kenya Menelikia leakeyi (22242)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Kenya Menelikia leakeyi (21425 21430 21435 21485 21530 21536)